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| Boost for newspaper printing jobs | Boost for newspaper printing jobs |
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| The newspaper group, Independent News and Media, is creating 60 jobs at a new printing press in Newry. | The newspaper group, Independent News and Media, is creating 60 jobs at a new printing press in Newry. |
| The £20m plant was opened by chief executive Sir Anthony O'Reilly and former MP for the area Seamus Mallon. | The £20m plant was opened by chief executive Sir Anthony O'Reilly and former MP for the area Seamus Mallon. |
| The company prints more than 30 newspapers, including the News of the World and the Daily Express. | The company prints more than 30 newspapers, including the News of the World and the Daily Express. |
| Sir Anthony said Newry was chosen for "its strategic position on the North/South corridor, excellent infrastructure and skilled employees." | Sir Anthony said Newry was chosen for "its strategic position on the North/South corridor, excellent infrastructure and skilled employees." |
| He said newspapers previously produced in Dublin were "now printed and transported south before dawn to the markets of the Republic". | He said newspapers previously produced in Dublin were "now printed and transported south before dawn to the markets of the Republic". |
| New contract | New contract |
| He said their printing presses in Belfast had run out of capacity just months before the beginning of a 15-year contract to print News International publications, including the Sun and the News of the World. | He said their printing presses in Belfast had run out of capacity just months before the beginning of a 15-year contract to print News International publications, including the Sun and the News of the World. |
| "This is in addition to Belfast printing the Daily Express, Daily Star, Daily Telegraph, Daily and Sunday Mirror, the People and an array of other titles," he said. | "This is in addition to Belfast printing the Daily Express, Daily Star, Daily Telegraph, Daily and Sunday Mirror, the People and an array of other titles," he said. |
| Sir Tony O'Reilly said they were expanding | |
| "We also have our own titles to print with new sections and plans for further expansion." | "We also have our own titles to print with new sections and plans for further expansion." |
| Invest Northern Ireland chief executive Leslie Morrison said they were backing the venture for a number of reasons. | Invest Northern Ireland chief executive Leslie Morrison said they were backing the venture for a number of reasons. |
| "The export dimension is primarily based on the News International contract which will see the production of existing titles to be sold in the ROI. | "The export dimension is primarily based on the News International contract which will see the production of existing titles to be sold in the ROI. |
| "The innovative aspect is reflected in the fact that part of this investment is in the first presses of their type in the world." | "The innovative aspect is reflected in the fact that part of this investment is in the first presses of their type in the world." |
| The Belfast Telegraph, which is owned by the Independent group, will continue to be printed in Belfast, where its presses were recently upgraded. | The Belfast Telegraph, which is owned by the Independent group, will continue to be printed in Belfast, where its presses were recently upgraded. |